I`m shooting a savage 112 .223 long action with 26 inch heavy barrel. Will shoot shoot 1/2 moa with winchester 45 gr. jacketed hollow points. I have hit prairie dogs at 400 yards with this combo. In windy conditions this ammo is terrible. I want to go with a heavier bullet to get a higher ballistic coefficent. I know I will have to sacrifice muzzle velocity but If I want to extend my range beyond 400 yards I think i`m better off with the heavier bullet. I`m thinking of trying the black hills 75 Gr. match hollow points. I don`t reload and I`m on a budget so I don`t want to spend money on shitty ammo. Any opinions or reccomendations will be appreciated. Thank you.

-- Paul Eshleman (redneckpaul2000@aol.com), December 06, 2003

Answers

From what I get off savage arms website is that all the rifles chambered for the .223 come with a 1 in 9 twist. Is this correct?

-- Paul Eshleman (redneckpaul2000@aol.com), December 19, 2003.

The Savage 112 Long Action is a 1 in 12 twist and I have always had super luck with the Nosler, Hornady or Sierra 50 BT / V max and 25 or 25.5 grains of H335 with a Remington 7 1/2 or Federal Bench Rest Small primer. 27.0 Grains of 748 does the same thing. However, you're using more powder per case with the 748 as opposed to the 335.

Please note that I have found that the Federal Primer is a little larger in diameter than the Remington primer and thus will give you a tighter fit in said primer pocket. No joke.

Check out www.beartoothbullets.com and click on LoadSwap. Then scroll down to "View Rifle Loads" and have at it.

-- Vincent Daniels (rlstr1300@aol.com), December 16, 2003.

Gosh but I am a fan of those fine Savage Rifles. Great shooters. I P-dawg hunt about 20 days a year and have used various Savage rifles including those chambered for .223. If I may give a suggestion: before going out and spending $50 on a box of the fine Black Hills ammo, check your barrel twist rate for your rifle in the manual that it came with. If its less than a 1 in 9 twist rate, you are going to have trouble with accuracy when using the heavy bullet weights. The Savage 110FP in .223 that I shoot regularly will not hit a building from the inside with anything heavier than a 62 gr. Projectile. When the wind kicks up I have to take a beer break for the rest of the day, or pull out another riffle (my Savage 10FP in .308W) that digests heavier ammo.

Good luck & Happy doggin, CMP

-- Cameron M. Pond (cameron_pond@hotmail.com), December 13, 2003.

Try Black Hills ammo.

-- Basic (none@none.com), December 10, 2003.